japanese grand prix

Mercedes has won its sixth straight Formula 1 constructors’ world championship crown at the Japanese Grand Prix. 

Valtteri Bottas seized the lead at the start before dominating Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix to score his first victory in almost six months as Mercedes clinched a record-equalling sixth successive Formula 1 constructors’ championship.

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Williams is facing a race against time to get Robert Kubica's car repaired in time for him to start the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday after the Polish driver crashed out in the opening stage of the delayed qualifying session.

Sebastian Vettel tamed difficult track conditions to score pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix in the delayed qualifying session at Suzuka on Sunday morning.

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The disruption caused to the Japanese Grand Prix by Typhoon Hagibis has left Formula 1 drivers finding themselves in the unfamiliar territory of having a day off mid-race weekend. 

Sergio Perez feels the debate over track limits in Formula 1 is a “never-ending story” following backlash over their enforcement in Russia two weeks ago.

Sebastian Vettel feels it is too early to consider Charles Leclerc as his toughest-ever teammate in Formula 1.

Lewis Hamilton believes a sixth successive constructors’ world championship triumph at the Japanese Grand Prix would move Mercedes to the highest echelon of Formula 1.

Renault Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo reckons reducing grand prix weekends into two-day events would make balancing an ever-expanding calendar “more doable”.

Alfa Romeo will finalise its line-up for the 2020 Formula 1 season “quite soon”, according to team principal Frederic Vasseur, who continued to express his confidence in Antonio Giovinazzi.

Super Formula star Naoki Yamamoto put in an impressive display for Toro Rosso during his maiden Formula 1 outing on Friday at Suzuka as he became the first Japanese driver to appear on a grand prix weekend for nearly five years.

Ferrari Formula 1 chief Mattia Binotto felt was pleased with the outcome of talks with drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc in the fall-out of the team orders controversy at the Russian Grand Prix – but said there could be no guarantee of a repeat in the future.

Formula 1 team bosses have praised the early decision to reschedule the Japanese Grand Prix weekend format in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis.

- News broke in the lead-up to FP1 on Friday morning that Saturday’s activities at Suzuka had been cancelled due to the approach of Typhoon Hagisi, which will make landfall tomorrow.

Charles Leclerc says Ferrari’s lack of pace throughout Friday practice for Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix comes as a “bit of a surprise”.

Lewis Hamilton believes Formula 1 can learn from the Japanese Grand Prix’s rejigged schedule and has called for teams to be allowed to use more sets of tyres during practice.

Max Verstappen says Red Bull still has “more work to do” if it is to challenge Formula 1 rivals Mercedes at the Japanese Grand Prix.

The Formula 1 paddock will fall empty on Saturday at Suzuka as Japan braces itself for the arrival of Typhoon Hagibis.

Valtteri Bottas stormed to the head of the timesheets in second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday afternoon at Suzuka, putting himself in the frame for pole position should the rescheduled qualifying session on Sunday not go ahead.

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Haas Formula 1 chief Gunther Steiner has been fined €7,500 for his outburst against one of the FIA race stewards following the Russian Grand Prix.